Product Description

This text embodies the broad principles of calculus reform - conceptual understanding motivated by real-world applications and the application of the rule of four in numerical, visual, algebraic and verbal interpretations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1405132 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1368 pages

Customer Reviews

Straightforward
This textbook is thoughtfully organized to help students of calculus grasp the finer details of the material. Though it is a math textbook, the language contained within avoids overly complex jargon to cover the material. The author introduces and explains the material in a very straightforward manner that is easy to comprehend. The layout of the material not only receives kudos for its visual appeal, but it also directs the reader's attention to content of importance (theorems, definitions, etc.).

The examples in the book were helpful in explaining the material presented. Their solutions were thorough and adequately addressed the relevant topics discussed. Included with each section are numerous practice problems of variable difficulty that tests the student's understanding of the material just presented.

The fourth edition has an expanded table of integrals on the back cover to include a greater number of symbolic integral solutions compared with previous versions of the text. A generous appendix contains review materials for mathematical concepts introduced in courses prior to calculus.

All in all, I highly recommend this text for all calculus students and professors for its elegant yet simple approach to calculus.

Beautifully presented
Visually this is the best book on calculus, and one of the best books on maths in general, I have ever seen. It is replete with excellent illustrations of the concepts (particularly in three dimensions) and offers problems ranging from easy to very challenging. It doesn't go into as much depth as I would like (compared to Ian S. Murphy and Kreyszig, for example) but it is still an outstanding textbook.

Stewart Calculus
Probably the best available book on the subject, taking the beginner to final year undergraduate level and beyond.